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A review by dreynoldsbook
Inhibitor Phase by Alastair Reynolds
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I read a few of this author’s novels in the early 2000s. I’m sure they were better than this! I enjoyed the first 50 pages. But once the initial mystery was revealed it went downhill quickly.
Miguel de Ruyter might have a swashbuckling name and mysterious past but he’s dull as ditchwater. He’s wrenched away from his family and is really annoyed about it apparently. You wouldn’t know it. The dialogue is stilted and it’s full of cliches. The science is completely OTT and may was well be magic. Making everything mind bogglingly beyond belief is no substitution for a good plot and fully developed characters.
Miguel de Ruyter might have a swashbuckling name and mysterious past but he’s dull as ditchwater. He’s wrenched away from his family and is really annoyed about it apparently. You wouldn’t know it. The dialogue is stilted and it’s full of cliches. The science is completely OTT and may was well be magic. Making everything mind bogglingly beyond belief is no substitution for a good plot and fully developed characters.